Konstantinos TSIKLITIRAS
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
was probably the best Greek athlete ever. He is the only one to have won
medals in two Olympiads, having won two Silver medals in London (1908)
as well as one golden and one bronze in Stockholm (1912). His premature
death prevented him from continuing collecting more in the following Olympiads.
He was born in Pylos at 1888 and came in Athens in order to follow Commercial
studies. His affection for sports and his incredibly strong and formed
for that period body forced him to enter the Panhellenios G.C. stadium,
the sports school of Greece for many years. Except for the Long and High
Jump he had also practised football and water polo for some period, with
a lot of success. One year after his triumph in Stockholm he was fighting
at the front of the Balkan War of 1913 and died of meniggitis at the age
of 25.
Career
Highlights
1st-
Olympic Games, Stockholm 1912 (Long Jump without impetus: 3,37 m.)
2nd-
Olympic Games, London 1908 (Long Jump without impetus: 3,25 m.)
2nd-
Olympic Games, London 1908 (High Jump without impetus: 1,55 m.)
3rd-
Olympic Games, Stockholm 1912 (High Jump without impetus: 1,55 m.)
Several
medals in International meetings, from 1906 till 1913
19
times Greek champion, from 1906 till 1913
